Ford year to date sales in china are have risen to nearly half a million, and still growing at a steady rate.

• Ford year-to-date sales total 479,542 up five percent; 88,248 vehicles sold in May.
• Changan Ford Automobile year-to-date sales total 370,268, up 11 percent, 67,055 vehicles sold in May.
• Jiangling Motor Corporation year-to-date sales total 102,163 vehicles, down nine percent; 19,692 vehicles sold in May.

Ford’s performance in China remains strong with year-to-date sales reaching 479,542, a five-percent increase compared to 2015. May sales totaled 88,248.

Year-to-date sales for Changan Ford Automobile (CAF), Ford's passenger car joint venture, reached 370,268, an 11-percent increase compared to last year. CAF sold 67,055 vehicles in May, matching the company’s best-ever May performance of 2015.

The Ford Edge had another strong month in May with more than 8,500 sold.  The new Ford Taurus also is off to a strong start with nearly 2,500 sold during May.

Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), Ford's commercial vehicle investment in China, delivered year-to-date sales of 102,163 vehicles, a nine-percent decrease compared to the same time last year, generally in-line with the traditional commercial vehicle market. In May, JMC sold 19,692 vehicles, a four-percent decrease compared to May 2015. 

Ford China year-to-date sales total 391,294 vehicles, up seven percent; 82,324 vehicles sold in April.

• Ford year-to-date sales total 391,294 vehicles, up seven percent; 82,324 vehicles sold in April
• Changan Ford Automobile sales through April total 303,213 vehicles, up 14 percent; 58,802 vehicles sold in April
• Jiangling Motor Corporation year-to-date sales total 82,471 vehicles, down 10 percent; 22,165 vehicles sold in April

Ford’s year-to-date sales in China increased seven percent from 2015 with 391,294 vehicles sold. In April, Ford sold 82,324 vehicles, down 11 percent compared to April 2015.

Changan Ford Automobile (CAF), Ford's passenger car joint venture, delivered year-to-date sales of 303,213, up 14 percent from last year. CAF sold 58,802 vehicles in April, a decrease of 11 percent.

Ford’s portfolio of sport utility vehicles continues to be popular among Chinese consumers with year-to-date sales of the Ford Ecosport, Kuga, Edge, Explorer and Everest surpassing the 100,000 mark, up 27 percent compared to the same period last year. Ford introduced the newest members to its SUV lineup, the new Ford Kuga and the Ford Edge V6 Flagship, at the recent Auto China 2016.

The Ford Escort continues to be a top-seller for Ford, with year-to-date sales of the nameplate totaling 84,835 vehicles, up 69 percent compared to 2015.

Year-to-date sales for Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), Ford's commercial vehicle investment in China, totaled 82,471 vehicles, down 10 percent compared to the same time last year. In April, JMC’s sold 22,165 vehicles, down seven percent compared to April 2015.

Looking forward, CAF 1 Chongqing Assembly Plant, which produces the Ford Ecosport, Focus and Mondeo, will take downtime during the remainder of the second quarter due to planned maintenance. This downtime was reflected in the Ford Asia Pacific second quarter production volume of 345,000 units shared during Ford’s financial report April 28.  

IRELAND - Ford see's big growth which will continue with new models, better specifications, and great pricing.

In the traditionally brisk January car and van sales period, Ford vehicles were the top sellers.  According to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), during January, car sales jumped 33.6 per cent to 39,812 units and light commercial vehicles experienced an even more healthy rise of 38.4 percent to 7,081 units (versus 29,808 cars and 5,115 vans for January 2015).

In the combined new vehicle market for January 2016, Ford sold the highest number of vehicles with a tally of 6,002 units (4,381 cars and 1,621 vans) ahead of Toyota with a combined total of 5,434 and Hyundai’s combined total of 5,130.  This is the second year in a row that Ford has been the top seller during the January sales period.

Speaking at the first Irish drive of the all new Ford Mustang, the first time that the iconic nameplate has been available in a right-hand-drive version in Ireland, Ford Ireland chief, Ciarán McMahon, said: “Following the healthy rise in vehicle sales throughout 2015, the January 2016 increase in sales is a clear sign that our economic turnaround is thankfully here to stay,”

“Of course, we are delighted that Ford was the top-selling vehicle in the combined car and van market, but what is particularly heartening is the continued growth in the van sector – commercial vehicle sales give a very clear reflection of the level of confidence of business managers, on the evidence of these strong new van sales figures, the economy is set to continue on its upward trend”.

Retaining its position as Ireland’s favourite range of vans, Ford’s Transit range again dominated the van sales chart.  In relation to cars, the Ford Focus and the Ford Fiesta were both placed in the top-five best-selling models in second and fourth place respectively.

	Top Five Models Jan 2016	Units
1	Hyundai Tucson	2,480
2	Ford Focus Range	1,606
3	Toyota Corolla Range	1,361
4	Ford Fiesta Range	1,282
5	VW Golf Range	1,254

ITALY - Ford has upgraded the Tourneo Connect with better powertrains and more technology.

• Ford has updated the Tourneo Connect, the 'smart people mover' C-segment of the Blue Oval, offering new high-efficiency motors and driver assistance technologies derived from the cars that are a first for this segment

•  The Tourneo Connect will be available with the new 1.5 TDCi, 7% more efficient than the previous 1.6 TDCi, with 4.3 l / 100 km *. The new diesel engine will also be coupled with automatic transmission Powershift

• The Tourneo Connect will be equipped with innovative technologies like the system of traffic sign recognition (Traffic Sign Recognition) systems monitoring and maintenance of the lane (Lane Keeping Alert and Lane Keeping Aid), the MyKey programmable key and the system connectivity and enhanced voice commands SYNC 2

• The Tourneo Connect is one of the 'people mover' Ford the most successful in Europe, with over 10,000 units sold in 2014

• Ford has also upgraded the Tourneo Courier, the most compact family Tourneo, which now reaches an efficiency 'best in class' of 5.1 l / 100 km in the version with the 1.0 EcoBoost petrol engine with Stop & Start

Ford has updated the Tourneo Connect, the 'smart people mover' C-segment of the Blue Oval, offering new high-efficiency motors and driver assistance technologies that are new to the segment.

The Tourneo Connect will be available with the new 1.5 TDCi, 7% more efficient than the previous 1.6 TDCi, with 4.3 l / 100 km *. The new diesel engine will also be coupled with automatic transmission Powershift.

The Tourneo Connect will be equipped with innovative technologies like the system of traffic sign recognition (Traffic Sign Recognition) systems monitoring and maintenance of the lane (Lane Keeping Alert and Lane Keeping Aid), the MyKey programmable key and the system connectivity and enhanced voice commands SYNC 2.

The Tourneo Connect is one of the 'people mover' Ford the most successful in Europe, with over 10,000 units sold in 2014, and is available both in 5 places in the 7 seats (Connect7), both characterized by innovative solutions for the management of the space. Alongside the Tourneo Courier and the Tourneo Custom in the family of 'people mover' Ford.

"The Tourneo Connect meets the needs of the families by the active lifestyle and contemporary," said Jim Baumbick, Head of global C-segment car, Ford. "With an update that further reduces fuel costs and innovative technologies such as traffic sign recognition, it will be able to guarantee to the families travel more secure and serene."

The new 1.5 TDCi engine is a high efficiency that meets the Euro 6 replaces the previous 1.6 TDCi. It will be available in 75, 100 and 120 horses.

The Tourneo Connect is available with the award-winning 1.0 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine, a 100 hp version that provides the 5-seater efficiency 'best in class' of 5.6 l / 100 km with emissions 129 g / km of CO2.

Innovative technologies Safety and driver assistance

The Ford Tourneo Connect product is based on the global platform C Blue Oval, the same used for the Focus and Kuga. Through the use of shared platforms, Ford is able to bring on board a 'people mover' driving dynamics and technologies derived in direct line from the car.  On board the Tourneo Connect will be available:

• The monitoring and maintenance of the lane (Lane Keeping Alert and Lane Keeping Aid), that control the position of the vehicle relative to the sides of the lane, alert the driver in the event of involuntary deviation from the optimal trajectory and help him to bring the vehicle in the correct direction

• The system of traffic sign recognition (Traffic Sign Recognition), showing the display driving the speed limit and overtaking bans in force, recognized by the onboard camera

• The monitoring system of the gray area (Blind Spot Information System), which warns you with a lamp inserted in the door mirrors (electrically folding now also on board the Tourneo Connect), the presence of vehicles in the vicinity of the car, where the driver might not see them

• The automatic headlights (Auto High Beam), which are deactivated in the presence of other vehicles, both above, is proceeding in the opposite direction

•  The system Ford SYNC connectivity and voice commands 2 with Emergency Assistance, which recognizes natural language and, among other things, is able to show the browser a list of restaurants close by simply saying the words 'I'm hungry'

• Ford MyKey programmable key, which allows you to configure some parameters of the car to promote a driving style more responsible when parents lend your car to the children. MyKey can limit the maximum speed, reduce the maximum volume of the stereo, zeroing when a person on board not wearing seat belts, and prevent the deactivation of safety technologies and driver assistance.

The compact Tourneo Courier is even more efficient

Ford has also upgraded the Tourneo Courier, which now reaches an efficiency 'best in class' of 5.1 l / 100 km, with 115 g / km of CO2 emissions, in the version with EcoBoost petrol engine 1.0 with Start & Stop. The Tourneo Courier will be available with the 1.5 TDCi, in versions 75 and 95 horses, both characterized by an efficiency of 3.7 l / 100 km and 96 g / km of CO2 emissions (with Start & Stop and Speed ​​Limiter optional ).

FORD delivers improved fuel economy and tech upgrades for the Tourneo Connect and Grand Tourneo Connect.

• Ford Tourneo Connect five-seat and Grand Tourneo Connect seven-seat people movers will be offered with efficient new engines and segment-first technologies
• New 1.5-litre TDCi diesel offers 65.7mpg* – a seven per cent improvement compared with outgoing 1.6-litre engine
• First-in-class features include Traffic Sign Recognition and Lane Keeping Aid; SYNC 2 connectivity system and MyKey technology available for the first time
• Improved Tourneo Connect and Grand Tourneo Connect available from summer 2015; customer demand increasing with more than 10,000 units sold across Europe last year

Ford’s Tourneo Connect five-seat and Grand Tourneo Connect seven-seat people movers will offer customers new, more fuel-efficient engines and segment-first driver-assistance and connectivity technologies.

Ford is introducing the new high-efficiency 1.5‑litre TDCi diesel engine equipped with Auto-Stop-Start on the two Tourneo Connect models, delivering CO₂ emissions starting from 111g/km and fuel economy from 65.7mpg* – a seven per cent improvement over the outgoing 1.6-litre TDCi engine. A diesel with Ford’s PowerShift automatic transmission is also available for the first time on Titanium models.

In addition, the two models introduce advanced new features to the segment including Traffic Sign Recognition and Lane Keeping Aid, and offer Ford’s voice-activated SYNC 2 connectivity system and innovative MyKey technology.

Designed for families and users with active lifestyles, the spacious, stylish and affordable Tourneo Connect and Grand Tourneo Connect have quickly grown in popularity since being introduced in late 2013. Ford sold more than 10,000 models across Europe last year, and in the first four months of 2015 over 600 units have been sold in the UK, an increase of 400 compared with the same period in 2014.

The two Tourneo Connect models, which offer outstanding flexibility from versatile seating, stowage and dual sliding side doors, are part of Ford’s new generation of Tourneo people movers including the eight/nine-seat Tourneo Custom.

“These spacious and versatile people movers are ideal for today’s busy lifestyles,” said Jim Baumbick, Ford’s global C-car vehicle line director. “Now customers can look forward to even lower fuel bills, plus amazing new technologies such as SYNC 2 connectivity that help to ensure drivers can keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.”

New diesel engines boost fuel efficiency and performance

The updated Tourneo Connect and Grand Tourneo Connect feature an all-new diesel line up with Ford’s new 1.5-litre TDCi engine in a choice of two power versions: 100PS and 120PS. Meeting the stringent Euro Stage VI emissions standards, the new 1.5-litre diesel has been optimised for improved fuel efficiency and performance.

Customers can also choose the 120PS 1.5-litre TDCi diesel with six-speed PowerShift transmission which is available on Titanium models.

The five-seat Tourneo Connect also is available with the highly efficient, multi-award-winning 100PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine equipped with Auto-Stop-Start, which now meets Euro Stage VI emissions standards and achieves class-leading petrol fuel consumption of 50.4mpg and 129g/km CO₂ emissions.

State-of-the-art technologies enhance driver confidence and connectivity

Sharing a global platform with Ford’s latest passenger cars, the new Focus and Kuga, Tourneo Connect and Grand Tourneo Connect are also able to benefit from advanced vehicle technologies:

• Traffic Sign Recognition provides the driver with the latest detected speed limit, cancellation signs and overtaking restrictions via the instrument cluster display
• Blind Spot Information System alerts drivers to situations when a passing vehicle is hidden in their blind spot zones on both left and right sides of the vehicle
• Lane Keeping Alert and Lane Keeping Aid work together to help to prevent the driver from unintentionally drifting out of a lane when driving at high speeds. If the forward-facing camera detects the vehicle is straying from its lane, Lane Keeping Alert warns the driver with a vibration in the steering wheel. If no action is taken to correct the drift, Lane Keeping Aid applies steering torque to guide the vehicle back into its lane
• Auto High Beam switches the headlamps automatically between high beam and dipped beam when it detects oncoming traffic or a vehicle ahead
• SYNC 2 features a high-resolution, 6-inch colour touch screen and enables advanced voice control of audio, navigation, climate control and mobile phones. Drivers are able to issue simple “one-shot” navigation destinations, and to ask the system to “play” a desired artist. Simply pushing the voice control button and saying “I’m hungry” will bring up a list of local restaurants, which you can then get directions to via the navigation system
• MyKey enables owners to programme a key – usually for younger drivers – that restricts the top speed and reduces the maximum volume of the audio system. MyKey can disable the audio system altogether if driver and passengers are not using safety belts, and can prevent the driver from deactivating safety technologies

Both models also offer automatic braking technology Active City Stop, with the five-seat Tourneo Connect achieving a unique-in-segment five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP.